Archives - 29 July 2017, Saturday

For the first time at Epicurean Market, get up close with Ivan Karlić, a third-generation truffle hunter from the Buzet region, the truffle capital of Istria in Croatia, on his stories about truffle hunting and tasting. For generations, the Karlić family hunts truffles with their dogs...

Experts recommend arriving at the airport up to three hours before taking an international flight. If you happen to be traveling out of Singapore’s Changi Airport , though, you might want to push that number to two days. Its sparkling ratings for timeliness, service and “passenger sen...

Malaysia has long outlawed books deemed "deviant" from mainstream Sunni Islam, but a ban on a book of essays by public intellectuals on Islam's role in its constitutional democracy has drawn wide criticism for pandering to Islamists. The book, Breaking The Silence: Voices Of Moderatio...

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Singapore's NUS Enterprise has inked a partnership with Indonesian Salim Group to launch an incubation site in Jakarta, marketing it as a platform for startups between both countries to establish ties. The entrepreneurial unit of the National University of Singapore (NUS), it said Blo...

Thermos Limited Edition Singapore Exclusive from 2015 till today. Thermos Singapore has been launched limited-edition Singapore exclusive tumblers since 2015. It kicked off this initiative in 2015 with the SG50 limited-edition tumbler. A year later it launched a Peranakan-inspired edi...

Antonio Conte saw his side lose both of their International Champions Cup games in Singapore Chelsea finished their pre-season tour of China and Singapore with a 2-1 International Champions Cup defeat to Inter Milan on Saturday - and their final fixture in the Far East will have given...

JAKARTA - A counter-terrorism meeting jointly hosted by Indonesia and Australia on Saturday (July 29) has come up with a five-point plan to address the threat posed by foreign fighters. Senior law enforcement officials from Malaysia, the Philippines, New Zealand and Brunei attended th...

Young footballers from Chelsea FC Soccer Schools across Asia descended on eastern Singapore on Friday to pit their skill against each other in the Chelsea Foundation’s Asia Tour Cup 2017. The one-day tournament at United World College East (UWC East) brought together players from our ...

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Arsenal ran out easy winners over Benfica in an entertaining game in the Emirates Cup. Theo Walcott hit a brace for Arsenal to help see off Benfica 5-2 in the Emirates Cup on Saturday. The Gunners went behind to an early goal from Franco Cervi, but Walcott put them in front by volleyi...

Singapore's NUS Enterprise has inked a partnership with Indonesian Salim Group to launch an incubation site in Jakarta, marketing it as a platform for startups between both countries to establish ties. The entrepreneurial unit of the National University of Singapore (NUS), it said Blo...

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When Indian architect Rahul Maini and his parents embarked on their first trip abroad in May, Singapore was their destination of choice. But the trio wasn’t going for the hawker food or even the city-state’s casinos — they were there to get on a ship. The equatorial island has become ...

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National Gallery Singapore is the latest jewel in the country’s art crown, housing an unparalleled collection of modern Singaporean and Southeast Asian art. Located within the former Supreme Court building, the national monument provides plenty of Instagram opportunities, from the bla...

While many commented that the Nasi Lemak Burger was one of the best localised burgers that the fast food chain has introduced recently, others thought that it could do better with a rice patty burger, and more kick in the sambal chilli. (I had it once and thought it was just okay.)

That is a residences-mall development located at Upper Serangoon Road, a short walk away from Hougang MRT Station and Hougang Mall. (There is not much publicity done on Midtown, but there are many food choices there that go under-the-radar. So good to check it out if you are in the vi...

A volatile asylum debate looked set to reopen in Germany Saturday weeks ahead of parliamentary elections, after a failed asylum seeker killed one person and wounded five with a knife in the northern city of Hamburg. Police are expected to offer further details about the incident at a ...

Chelsea and Inter Milan meet for the first time in almost exactly four years, since a similar meeting in the International Champions Cup summer extravaganza slash marketing exercise in August 2013. Mourinho’s Chelsea beat Walter Mazzarri’s Inter, 2-0 in that game at Lucas Oil Stadium ...

While the reported death of Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the so-called Islamic State (IS), and the jihadi group’s losses at Mosul and Raqqa signal a transformation of the IS presence in the Middle East, Marawi by all accounts was a victory for Islamist terrorism in the Philippines...

What I did was I went on the newly launched “Salted Egg Shiok” map to check out the tempting salted egg dishes on our sunny island and their locations. A map that tells you where you can find salted egg food nearest your home or office. Serious.

LIMBANG (The Star/Asia News Network) - Five people, including a 72-year-old grandfather, were charged with the rape of their own relative, a 12-year-old girl, at the magistrates court here on Friday (July 28). The five also included the victim's father, 40, and three of her cousins, a...

The letter was from the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), informing Uncle Ng that he was being charged a late filing fee of S$150 for failing to file his tax returns on time. He was advised to file online as soon as possible, as any further delays might result in a court s...

Antonio Conte saw his side lose both of their International Champions Cup games in Singapore Chelsea finished their pre-season tour of China and Singapore with a 2-1 International Champions Cup defeat to Inter Milan on Saturday - and their final fixture in the Far East will have given...

SYDNEY: Australian authorities said on Sunday (Jul 30) they had stopped a "terrorist plot" to bring down an airplane with an improvised explosive, after four people were arrested in raids in Sydney. "I can report last night that there has been a major joint counter-terrorism operation...

Chelsea are by no means the only Premier League club in action today, as we continue the countdown to the start of the season in two weeks' time. Here are some of the other games happening... Arsenal v Benfica (1620). Aston Villa v Watford. Birmingham v Swansea. Bolton v Stoke. Brentf...

That is possible where the writer is using the writing to convince people to do a certain something. But that’s not all there is, you see. You can’t fail everyone in the class because one person is that. Or you can’t blame the whole platoon for being bad soldiers if one soldier were t...

Being a familiar is no picnic, I’ll have you know. There’s the constant need to appear otherworldly, possessed of special powers. Then I’m expected to perform like a pet monkey, reacting to Spamzo’s stupid prophecies. It’s not like I don’t understand what he’s saying but he insists on...